House Fails to Take Up
Sandy Aid Bill

By

Andrew Grossman

Updated Jan. 2, 2013 12:53 a.m. ET

WASHINGTON—In a surprise decision, the leadership of the House of Representatives said late Tuesday that there would be no more votes in the chamber until a new Congress is sworn in, dealing a major setback to the effort to quickly pass a $60 billion measure aimed at helping the Northeast rebuild after superstorm Sandy.

The news that there would be no votes on Wednesday came just hours after lawmakers from the Northeast expressed...